So ddg is down, so I visit Google. It’s been some years.
I just can’t believe how poor it’s results are, and how it’s trying to suggest things it think I might also want (and failing miserably).
I just assumed ddg would be the lesser, but I use it for privacy. Turns out I’m wrong.
How long has Google been this bad?
Thanks for sharing - didnt know. Thats a long list … So which search engine is good and privacy friendly then?
It depends on what you’re trying to be private from. Kagi has been good to me so far, my goal is mainly to escape from corporate/ad profile tracking.
Kagi is great. Excellent search results for the most part, better than either DDG or Google in my experience.
I’m holding a cell phone in my hand, hence any concern about privacy-friendly is moot!
The trend this minute appears to be searx, but if you’re truly concerned, you’ll have to trash and burn all your devices, bank cards, alarms, cctvs, doorcams, etc, and start over from scratch.
This all-or-nothing mentality is harmful to any cause.
“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good”
If someone said they were concerned about their sugar intake would you tell them to just stop eating entirely? It’s possible to take steps towards privacy-friendly services without cutting yourself off from the modern world in the same way as you can cut back on sugar and still eat food.
You absolutely do not need to “burn all your devices” to improve your privacy, suggesting so is unhelpful at best.
If someone said they hid their Rolex under a napkin in plain sight on their front lawn, would you applaud their fervour?
It’s disingenuous to say there’s no point in striving for privacy if you’re not going to go completely off grid. There are always better and worse options.
And do so every evening and start fresh everyday
This guy gets it.